Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	299% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180927
Uptime	4.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '18 at 20:48
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 139 2-Core 276 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 856 81% 673 Pts	64-Core 1,112 69% 1,112 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Lighting 68.8 Reflection 71.4 Parallax 63.5 56% 67.9 fps	MRender 74.4 Gravity 65.8 Splatting 57.5 53% 65.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 410GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 933 671 672 676 676 674 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 2,535 Write 2,377 Mixed 1,544 SusWrite 717 400% 1,793 MB/s	4K Read 65.5 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 90.1 302% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,460 DQ Write 1,245 DQ Mixed 1,330 1,002% 1,345 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 340%
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$82 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 103GB free Firmware: Q0824B SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 479 479 479 479 479 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 477 Mixed 455 SusWrite 479 108% 481 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 59.4 198% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 298 241% 342 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 127%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 141 141 143 143 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 146 Write 146 Mixed 75 SusWrite 142 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 82%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$37 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 974GB free Firmware: MKAOA800 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 105 108 109 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 114 Write 118 Mixed 77 SusWrite 108 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 87%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 496GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 126 125 127 126 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 131 Write 133 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 126 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 30,943 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 26.1 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 29.7 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 50.1 80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 103%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 100%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,933x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,108x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	923x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,107x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,056x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	737x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	534x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	488x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	403x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	841x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	313x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	305x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $926

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16